Technical Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 Technical Guide
- Contents
- System overview
- System features and generational comparison
- Chassis views and features
- Processor
- Memory subsystem
- Storage
- Networking
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Power, thermal, and acoustics
- Rack, rails, and cable management
- Supported Operating Systems
- Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
- Dell Technologies Services
- Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC Data Migration Service
- Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center
- ProSupport for HPC
- Support Technologies
- Services for Data Security
- Dell Technologies Education Services
- Dell Technologies Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Managed Services
- Appendix A. Additional specifications
- Appendix B. Standards compliance
- Appendix C Additional resources
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
NOTE: A system event entry is logged in the iDRAC Lifecycle Controller if an expansion card riser is not supported or
missing. It does not prevent your system from turning on. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message,
see Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Topics:
• Expansion card installation guidelines
Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 7. Expansion card slot connectors
1. Riser 2C (Slot 3)
2. Riser 1 (Slot 1)
The following table describes the expansion card riser configurations:
Table 12. Expansion card riser configurations
Configurations Expansion card
risers
PCIe Slots Controlling
processor
Height Length Slot width
Config0. with 1x
LP
R1 1 Processor 1 Low Profile Half length x16
Config1. with 2x
LP
R1 1 Processor 1 Low Profile Half length x16
R2c 3 Processor 2 Low Profile Half length x16
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